1. High soluble CD44 concentration in peritoneal fluid in endometriosis
Akiko Hasegawa, M.D., Osamu Yoshino, M.D., Ph.D., Yutaka Osuga, M.D., Ph.D., Tetsuya Hirata, M.D., Ph.D., Tetsu Yano, M.D., Ph.D., Yuji Taketani, M.D., Ph.D. 
Fertility and Sterility 
Volume 89, Issue 5, Pages (May 2008)
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2. Figure 1
(A) Correlation between endometriosis score and soluble CD44 concentration in PF. Simple regression analysis showed that endometriosis score was positively correlated with the soluble CD44 concentration; r = 0.536, P<.0001, N = 63 (n = 17 patients without endometriosis; n = 46 patients with endometriosis). (B) Concentration of soluble CD44 in PF of women without endometriosis (n = 17), women with I/II endometriosis (n = 17), and women with III/IV endometriosis (n = 29). Boxes represent the distance between the first (25%) and third (75%) quartiles, and horizontal lines in the boxes represent medians.
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